Traffic & Crashes
07:20am Fri 04 Sep, 2020
A community constable has come to the rescue of an 87-year-old man found driving his ride-on lawnmower to the supermarket. Constable Sophia Holloway came... Read More
02:09pm Thu 03 Sep, 2020
Road closures on State Highway 29A between the Te Maunga and Baypark will start tonight. These closures are required for preparatory works for the construction... Read More
07:49am Thu 03 Sep, 2020
One of the Bay of Plenty's most significant infrastructure projects has been renamed. Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency and the hapū Treaty partners have formally... Read More
07:20am Thu 03 Sep, 2020
One person has sustained moderate injuries following a collision with a train. Emergency services were called to the incident in Matapihi about 5.30am. A police... Read More
02:55pm Wed 02 Sep, 2020
Bay of Plenty Police are looking for the driver of a vehicle who led officers on a pursuit this afternoon. Police attempted to stop a car that was being... Read More
10:45am Wed 02 Sep, 2020
Whanganui National Park has its Bridge to Nowhere but one cyclist reckons Tauranga now has one to call its own. The Wairoa River Bridge Cycleway is complete... Read More
10:10am Wed 02 Sep, 2020
A short bus lane along 15th Ave will be removed to help improve morning traffic flow through the 15th Ave/Burrows Street intersection. The 250m bus lane was installed... Read More
09:58am Wed 02 Sep, 2020
Police are asking for people with information to come forward after a man died following a serious crash on Orchard West Road (SH2) in Ngatea this morning. The... Read More
06:39am Wed 02 Sep, 2020
UPDATED 7.53AM: A man has died following a serious incident on State Highway 2, where he was found injured earlier this morning. Police were called about 6.20am,... Read More
11:45am Tue 01 Sep, 2020
The winding stretch of State Highway 2 between Tauranga and Katikati has claimed 28 lives and left 335 injured in the past 11 years. Statistics released by New... Read More
11:15am Tue 01 Sep, 2020
State highways across the Bay of Plenty will be repaired and re-sealed over coming months, with Waka Kotahi New Zealand Transport Agency's spring/summer road maintenance... Read More
07:06am Tue 01 Sep, 2020
Emergency services were kept busy overnight, with at least three crashes in the Tauranga/Western Bay of Plenty area. A cyclist is in hospital following a crash... Read More
23-Sep 18:00
Council considers future of city's airport
23-Sep 17:00
Beef prices surge for spring - Andre Lietze
23-Sep 16:00
Community views sought on the future of water
23-Sep 13:52
Tauranga City Council building hit by car
23-Sep 13:38
Pedestrian seriously injured in BOP crash
23-Sep 11:50
Young at Heart Festival returns to Tauranga
23-Sep 10:23
Youths allegedly kidnapped by fake police
23-Sep 10:00
The farm photographer who captured a changing NZ
23-Sep 08:00
Takitimu North Link: 355m bridge nears opening
23-Sep 07:31
Council commits $500k after landslide review
23-Sep 07:02
Countdown begins for Rotorua trout season opener
22-Sep 18:00
Avocado outlook bright despite frost damage
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